Exam 13: Juvenile Justice: Then and Now

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_____ suggest that the court scale back its judicial role and transfer its functions to community groups and social service agencies. ​

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Child advocates

An example of an organization involved in prevention programs would be _____. ​

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Community-based diversion and day treatment are types of graduated sanctions for which type of offender? ​

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Nonviolent offenders

_____ determined that a child has due process rights, such as having an attorney present at waiver hearings. ​

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A typical resident of the House of Refuge devoted most of his or her time to _____.

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A comprehensive juvenile justice strategy focuses on delinquency prevention as well as expanding options for handling juvenile offenders. ​

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Intervention programs are focused on teenage youths considered to be at higher risk for engaging in petty delinquency acts, using drugs or alcohol, or associating with antisocial peers. ​

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Verdicts in the Illinois Juvenile Court Act relied upon the stricter standard (i.e., beyond a reasonable doubt) to determine the guilt of a juvenile offender. ​

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Intermediate sanctions generally target repeat minor offenders with sanctions such as probation. ​

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The type of program designed to ward off involvement in more serious delinquency is called _____. ​

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_____ refers to the trial stage of the juvenile court process. ​

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Child saving organizations influenced the _____ to enact laws giving courts the power to commit children who were runaways or criminal offenders to specialized institutions. ​

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Crime control advocates suggest that the court scale back its judicial role and transfer its functions to community groups and social service agencies. ​

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_____ is the first step in the juvenile justice process. ​

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The _____ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution places limitations on police interrogation procedures. ​

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Juveniles have a constitutional right to jury trial. ​

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Teen courts are geared toward young juveniles with no prior arrest records who are charged with minor law violations. ​

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The first Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was established in _____. ​

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One similarity between the adult and juvenile justice systems is the _____. ​

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The document filed in juvenile court alleging that a juvenile is a delinquent, a status offender, or a dependent and asking that the court assume jurisdiction over the juvenile is called the _____. ​

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